English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects
This article is about the international standard of English. For classification of Englishes around the world, see World Englishes.
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International English
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
North Sea Germanic
Anglo-Frisian
Anglic
English
International English
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Germanic
Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Modern English
Writing system
Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-1
en
ISO 639-2
eng
ISO 639-3
eng
Linguasphere
52-ABA
International English is the concept of using the English language as a global means of communication similar to an international auxiliary language, and often refers to the movement towards an international standard for the language.[1] Related and sometimes synonymous terms include: Global English, World English, Common English, Continental English, General English, and Engas (English as associate language). [citation needed] Sometimes, these terms refer to the actuality of the situation, where English is spoken and used in numerous dialects around the world. These terms may acknowledge the diversity and varieties of English spoken throughout the world.
Sometimes however, these related terms refer to a desired standardisation (i.e., Standard English), but there is no consensus on the path to this goal. There have been many proposals for making International English more accessible to people from different nationalities; Basic English is an example, but it failed to make progress. More recently, there have been proposals for English as a lingua franca (ELF) in which non-native speakers take a highly active role in the development of the language.[2]
^Modiano, Marko (April 1999). "International English in the global village". English Today. 15 (2): 22–28. doi:10.1017/s026607840001083x. ISSN 1474-0567. S2CID 143859179.
^Modiano, Marko (April 1999). "International English in the global village". English Today. 15 (2): 23. doi:10.1017/s026607840001083x. ISSN 1474-0567. S2CID 143859179.
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